A very old cheese and dill ordered for starters -- and fruit (7)
I believe the answer is:
avocado
'fruit' is the definition.
(avocado is a kind of fruit)
'a very old cheese and dill ordered for starters' is the wordplay.
'a very' becomes 'av' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'for starters' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'cheese and dill ordered' is 'cado'.
'av'+'o'+'cado'='AVOCADO'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for avocado that I've seen before include "A dark green pear with cramy flesh" , "Are mostly outspoken party getting" , "Tropical salad ingredient" , "Green - fruit eaten as a vegetable" , "Fruity colour" .)